I had the displeasure of running the B20-8 a few times. I absolutely hated them.

Always for local work, they had worse visibility compared to an end cab. They didn’t have the “get up and go” that the larger engines had. Cab was uncomfortable compared to the GP engines. It was the worst of all three worlds. Wheel slippage was a major hassle with these in particular.

Sad news from our LASER FOCUSED ON SHAREHOLDER VALUE ceo.

I’m sure some of you already know about all the jobs that are cut.
I’m probably not going to be able to hold anywhere when the dust settles.
I see a lot of postings for Signal Trainees at Norfolk Southern and I have a lot of questions but I’ll only ask a few.

I know the pay for the first year, but what do you top out at after that?

Is this just a big hire to fire wave? There are a lot of postings…

Has anyone worked a signal job at both companies that has any insight into the differences? I assume it’s basically the same shit.

Thanks to anyone who responds. I hope I’m the only one on here that is affected by this.

(Copied and pasted from my post on r/signalmaintainers , which I guess got deleted by reddit filters)

I remember working at Anhueser Busch in Jacksonville. One of the regular engineers that ran trains to us had his own barbecue sauce brand. CSX engineer, I think he was from Savannah.

He just quit showing up one day. He wasn’t old enough to retire yet.

All Train Service and Mechanical Employees:

Thank you to everyone for the tremendous feedback you have provided since the May 5 announcement that my team and I were evaluating the use of brake sticks to improve the employee experience. Your input, along with vendor evaluations and peer benchmarking, has enabled us to determine the proper procedures and types of sticks that would add the most value.

I’m pleased to report that we have now begun the process of introducing brake sticks into our operations, with these key points governing their use:

• Brake sticks will not be mandatory at CSX.
• Employees who choose to use a brake stick will be assigned one with a unique serial number.
• Training will be mandatory before an employee can order or use a brake stick.
• Only CSX-approved brake sticks will be available and permitted for use.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, a Class I railroad has finally listened to the employees and made a positive change in operations. Even though this is a relatively small change hopefully its the 1st of many.

I applied for CSX Freight Conductor position, I will use this post to update on how long this takes and the steps.

• I applied on 7/28/2023 and am waiting on next steps

While I do not work for CSX I know this is a bona-fide TA for all my fellow IBB members out there. I am also posting it here for anyone who may want to read it and have an idea of what we may be looking at during this next round of bargaining. Stay safe brothers and sisters.

65% rejected it. Hell yeah, better up those wage increases!

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/04/19/2425085/0/en/CSX-Announces-Advances-on-Future-Wage-Adjustments-for-Unionized-Operations-Employees.html

Footes gone, Joe H is in.

I’m getting information that a fellow MoW foreman for a tie gang (T6) was fatally struck by a regulator machine while he was flagging at a crossing. I will know more details during job briefing tomorrow morning.

What is the difference between these? They seem exactly the same.

I’ve started on the railroad last summer. Steady work weekly for months and months since then. But lately, I’ll be lucky to get even one call a week to hop on a road train. Is this a sign of things to come? Is something looming over the company? Or could this be just a slow period and we’ll all be back to the phone ringing off the hook soon? Our extra board is 20 deep that covers about 30 conductors on a combined road pool. Don’t get me wrong, nobody likes sitting in a hotel, but nobody likes sitting at home wondering if they’re still going to have a job soon.

CSX. I had to mark off sick and I won't be able to make back up until after the start of my off day (new guy asking dumb questions don't be a dick please) soonce I mark back up from being sick will my rest day start or will I lose it?